We would like to pay tribute to our former President and Co-Founder of the Euro Pony Club, Ernest McMillen, who passed away on 21 February 2018 aged 88.

Ernest, who lived in Northern Ireland worked tirelessly for The Pony Club alongside his late wife, Alma, who died in 2013.

He is remembered as ‘one of the greatest volunteer supporters of The Pony Club, who was highly respected by all who were fortunate to have known him and work with him.’

Ernest is survived by his children Conor, Rose and Patrick, and their families.

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The Euro Pony Club is a youth oriented, not for profit, organization devoted to the goal of fostering a greater understanding of individual cultures, languages and peoples through the promotion of Youth Riding, Pony Club Exchanges, Equestrian Sports and Education.

At the present time the Euro Pony Club is comprised of representatives from twelve European nations.

In practice the EPC seeks to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas among its it member nations and to act as a meeting place where advice and solutions to common problems can be sought.

The Aims

To encourage riding and all equestrian sporting and leisure activities using ponies in Europe.

To encourage, co-ordinate and promote ancillary socio-educational and pedagogical activities and to allow the widest possible expansion of all of them to contribute to the educational training of European Youth.

To undertake and promote all kinds of research in these fields, to inform and instruct.